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Here’s Valve’s Aperture Science VR tech demo

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Though I’m still rather sceptical about the whole thing, I’m slowly, slowly becoming more excited for Virtual Reality. It’s not the folks who’ve been most vocal in the push for Virtual Reality either. While I’ve used Oculus’ Rift, and it is indeed an engaging experience, but its new rivals like HTV and Valve, and Sony with its Morpheus who seem far closer to releasing a consumer product that have me casting off my scepticism.

Sony will be showing its new VR games at E3 this year apparently, but Valve’s already done some impressive demoing of its new HTC-developed VIVE. The demonstration at GDC renewed hopes of a new Portal, along with some of the distant hope of Half-Life 3 – as it took place in a virtual Aperture Science laboratory – a pivotal company in the linked Portal and Half-life universes.

Running on Valve’s new Source engine, this is a snippet of the demo that wowed those who got to try it at GDC. It’s running in that odd, side-by-side view that enables that in-your-face 3D Virtual reality, so excuse that – but it really does look cool. Anything that’ll allow me to play around with the sort of stuff cooked up in Aperture Science’s laboratories sounds like a good time to me. Well, as long as I don’t have to virtually move through portals with increasing forward momentum….that could just get messy.

Last Updated: March 12, 2015

28 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief

    March 12, 2015 at 11:32

    O_O

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  2. Blood Emperor Trevor

    March 12, 2015 at 11:37

    If it’s not presented by Cave Johnson I’m not interested.

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    • Admiral Chief

      March 12, 2015 at 11:38

      HAHAHA, you have my upvote and my support

      Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      March 12, 2015 at 11:52

      looooooool

      Reply

    • Kromas Votes LAG WCMovie Event

      March 12, 2015 at 11:54

      Well if life gives you lemons you make lemon grenades and throw it back at life.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        March 12, 2015 at 11:55

        TAKE THAT LIFE!

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        • Kromas Votes LAG WCMovie Event

          March 12, 2015 at 11:58

          I just realized some of the most fun gaming quotes for me comes from either portal or mass effect. Cept the big big quote “The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference”

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          • Admiral Chief

            March 12, 2015 at 11:59

            Dude, you just sent chills down my spine with that one

            “I GOT CHIIIIIIILS, THEY MULTIPLYIN’!!”

      • Admiral Chief

        March 12, 2015 at 11:57

  3. Rock789

    March 12, 2015 at 11:43

    Valve are going to rename their company “Aperture Science Innovators” and slowly invent Gladys. You heard it here first folks!!

    And this will all happen before Half-Life 3!

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    • Chaos Lord Norm

      March 12, 2015 at 11:46

      At least there will only be two of Gladys.

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      • HvR

        March 12, 2015 at 12:39

        millions of Gladys (Gladii?) but only two versions

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  4. BMXWufam

    March 12, 2015 at 11:46

    My monitor has a nose smudge now.

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    • Admiral Chief

      March 12, 2015 at 11:46

      LOOOOL

      Reply

    • Chaos Lord Norm

      March 12, 2015 at 11:47

      HAHA!

      Reply

  5. Blood Emperor Trevor

    March 12, 2015 at 11:47

    I can picture it now:

    A friend walks into my house and sees a strange headset sitting by my console.
    “What’s that?” She asks.
    I pause for a moment, then scream… “IT’S A VIVE!”

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    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      March 12, 2015 at 11:47

      Please note: This is a complete work of fiction. No animals were harmed during the writing of this because Rince wasn’t near any.

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      • HvR

        March 12, 2015 at 12:40

        Do not worry after “A friend” and “She asks” nobody will think this is anything but fiction.,

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      • Rock789

        March 12, 2015 at 13:11

        LIES! We haven’t heard from Rince in days on this forum… Me thinks there’s more here than meets the eye! 😉 :p

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  6. Jac7

    March 12, 2015 at 11:53

    Uhm, that looks pretty amazing.

    Reply

  7. Hammersteyn

    March 12, 2015 at 11:53

  8. Gerhard Davids

    March 12, 2015 at 11:55

    Watched in 3d by crossing my eyes till a third center image focused. Pretty sweet.

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  9. Admiral Chief

    March 12, 2015 at 11:59

    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      March 12, 2015 at 12:08

      I’ll do that with Auto & General. They want to increase my motor insurance by 15% and even better than that… they want to introduce a new R2k excess for any claims arising from incidents between 11pm & 5am.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        March 12, 2015 at 12:10

        XDXDXD

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      • HvR

        March 12, 2015 at 12:45

        That is a bit like complaining that your EA game doesn’t work and needs more DLC and is a complete rip off.

        Reply

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